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1. Imitating the sounds of the British speaking clock.

   Certainly, the chatroom in Closer now seems almost as dated as the infamous "pip-pip-pip" payphone calls between adulterous lovers in Harold Pinter's Betrayal.

   2013 January 21, Matt Trueman, “What can theatre say about the internet?”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Oct 2014

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   There are some lovely nostalgic moments too, about affairs before mobile phones. "The pip-pip-pip calls", Jerry says, of a quick dash to a phone-box while out drinking with his lover's husband, who is also his best friend.

   2012 July 19, Elisabeth Mahoney, “A week in radio: Harold Pinter's Betrayal”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Mar 2015

   Otherwise, why would anyone be in the slightest bit sentimental for all that “pip-pip-pip, get your change sorted out, what's that nasty whiff of urine” palaver?

   2018 February 6, Robert Crampton, “Robert Crampton: There’s nothing we miss more than our mix tapes”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC